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ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
damag ecaused byimproper disposal of
batteries Bat
teries contain pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them wit hthe household
ru bbish. #
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tallyr esponsibl emanner.
Ta ke dischar gedb atteries toaq ualified
specialis tworks hop or toac ollection
poin tfor used batteries. If
th e12Vb atteryhastobe connected, con tact a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
Obser vethes afet yn otes and pr otectiv emeas‐
ures when handling batteries. Risk of
explosion Fire, open
flames and smokin gare
prohibited when handlin gthe batter y.
Av oid creating spar ks. Electrolyte
or batteryacid is cor ro‐
sive. Avoid contact wit hthe skin, eyes
and clo thing. Wear suitable pr otective
clo thing, in particular glove s, an apron
and asafet ym ask. Immedia tely rinse
electrolyt eacids plashes of fwith
clea nwater .Ifn ecessar y,seek medi‐
cal advice. We
areyep rotection. Ke
ep children at asafed ista nce. Obser
vethese Operating Instructions. If
yo udon otuse thev ehicle foral ong period or
driv eshor tdista nces regular ly:
R connect theb atter ytoac hargerrecommen‐
ded forM ercedes-Benz.
R consult aqualified specialis tworks hop todis‐
connect theb attery St
arting assistanc eand chargin gthe 12 V
battery #
Alwaysu sethej ump-s tart connection point in
th ee ngine compartmen twhen chargin gthe
batter yand jump-s tarting.
* NO
TEDamaging theb atter ythrough
ove rvoltage When
chargin gusingab atterycharger with‐
out amaximu mcharging voltage, theb attery
or thev ehicle electronics ma ybedamaged. #
Onlyuse batter ycharger switham axi‐
mum chargin gvoltag eof1 4.8V. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge ng as igniting
Ab atter ygenerates hydrogen gasd uring the
ch argin gprocess. If ther eisas hortcircuit or
spar ksstar ttof orm, ther eisad anger of the
hy drogen gasigniting. #
Mak esuret hat thep ositiv eterminal of
th ec onnected batter ydoes no tcome
int oc ontact wit hvehicle parts. #
Neverp lace me talo bject sort ools on a
batter y. #
When connectin gand disconnectin gthe
batter y,yo um usto bse rvet he described
order fort he batter yclamps. #
When giving startin gassistance, alw ays
mak esuret hat youo nly connec tbattery
te rm inals wit hidentical polarity. #
During startin gassis tance, youm ust
obse rvet he described order forc on‐
necting and disconnecting thej umper
cables. #
Do no tconnect or disconnect theb at‐
te ry cla mp sw hile thee ngine is running. 19 0
Breakdown assis tance
&
WARNING Risk ofexplosion during
ch argin gprocess and startin gassis tance
During thec harging process and starting
assis tance, theb atter ymayrelease an explo‐
siv eg as mixture. #
Avoid fire ,o pen flames ,creating spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esuret hat ther eiss ufficient venti‐
lation du ring thec harging process and
during startin gassis tance. #
Do no tlea no verab atter y. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
Ad ischar gedb atter ymayfreeze at temp era‐
tures slightl yabove or belo wfreezing point.
During startin gassis tance or batter ycharg‐
ing, batter ygas ma ybereleased. #
Alwayst hawaf roze nb atter youtfirst
befor echarging it or per form ing starting
assis tance. If
th ew arning /indicator lamps do no tlight up in
th ei nstrument displa yaround or belo wfreezing
point, it is very likel ythat thed ischarged battery
has frozen.
In this case, obser vethef ollowing points:
R do no tgivet he vehicle startin gassis tance or
ch arge theb attery
R thes ervice lif eofabatterythat has been
th awe dmaybe reduced drastically
R thes tart-u pb ehavior ma ydeteriorate, partic‐
ularly at lo wtemperatures
R it is recommended that youh ave athawed
batter ychec kedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynume rous or
ex tende dattempts tostar tt he engine Numerous or
extende dattempts tostar tt he
engine ma ydamag ethe catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel. #
Avoid numerous and extende dattem pts
to star tt he engine. Obser
vethef ollowing points during starting
assis tance and when chargin gthe battery:
R onlyuse undamaged jumper cables/charging
cables wit hasufficient cross-sectio nand
insula tedt erminal clamps
R non-insulated parts of thet erminal clamps
mus tnotcom eintoc ontact wi thother me tal
parts while thej umper cables/charging
cables ar econnected totheb attery/jump-
st ar tc onnectio npoint
R thej umper cables/charging cable mus tnot
come int ocontact wit hanyparts whic hmay
mo vewhen thee ngine is running
R alwa ys mak esuret hat neither youn orthe
batter yiselectros tatically charged
R alwaysk eep away from fire and open flames
R do no tlean overab attery
R when charging: onlyuseab atter ychar ger
th at has been tested and appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benza ndread theo perating
instruction sfor your charge rb efor echarging
th eb atter y.
Obser vethea dditional following point sduring
st artin gassis tance:
R startin gassis tance ma yonly be pr ovided
using batteries wit hanominal voltag eof12V
R thev ehicles mus tnot to uche acho ther
R vehicles with agasoline engine: only per‐
fo rm startin gassis tance when thee ngine and
ex haus tsystema recold #
Vehicles with abatter ymain switch: check
whe ther theb atter ymain switc hisswitched
on (/ page114). #
Secu rethev ehicle using thep arking brake. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthei gnition and all electrical con‐
sumers. #
Open theh ood (/ page173). Breakdown assis
tance 191
Example: jump-s
tart connection point
% Right-hand-driv
evehicles: thej ump-s tart
connection points ma ybeonthe opposite
side. #
Remo vethec ove rfromt he positiv eterminal
on thed onor batter y. #
First,c onnec tthe positiv eterminal clam pof
th ej umper cables/charging cables tothe
positiv eterminal of theo ther vehicle's bat‐
te ry. #
With positiv eterminal clamp 2ofthe
jumper cable ,slide ther ed pr otectiv ecap on
jump-s tart connection point 1back witha
clockwis eturn. #
Connect thep ositiv eterminal clam ptothe
positiv eterminal of jump-s tart connection
point 1. #
During starting assistance: star tt he engine
of thed onor vehicle and le titrun at idle
speed. #
Connect then egativ eterminal of thed onor
batter ytothe ground point of your ow nv ehi‐
cle wit hthe jumper cable/charging cable.
Begin wit hthe donor batter y. #
During starting assistance: star tt he engine
on your ow nv ehicle. #
When charging: star tt he chargin gprocess. #
During starting assistance: lett he engine
ru nf or afew minutes. #
During starting assistance: beforediscon‐
necting thej umper cable, switc honanelec‐
trical consumer on your ow nv ehicle, e.g. the
re ar wind owheater or lighting.
When thes tartin ga ssis tance/charging proces sis
comple te: #
First,r emo vethej umper cables/charging
cables from theg round point and negative
te rm inal of theo ther vehicle's batter y,then
from thep ositiv eterminal of jump-s tart con‐
nectio npoint 1and thep ositiv eterminal of
th eo ther vehicle's batter y.Eac htime ,begin
at thec ontacts on your ow nv ehicle.
The redp rotectiv ecap springs bac ktoits ini‐
tial position when positiv eterminal clamp 2
is disconnected from jump-s tartconnection
point 1.
Fu rther information can be obtained at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. Installing/removing
thef loor co vering (vehi‐
cles with rear wheel drive) &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Ensur efloor mats and carpets cannot
slip and pr ovide suf ficient room fort he
pedals. #
Do no tlay multiple floor mats or carpets
on topofo ne ano ther. #
Switc hoffall electrical consumers. #
Toremo ve: unscr ewscrews 3and remo ve
trim 2. #
Remo vefloor co vering 1. 19 2
Breakdown assis tance
ECO display
Functio n............................................ 11 3
Re setting. ......................................... 16 3
Electric pa rking brake .......................... 13 4
App lying automaticall y..................... 13 4
Applying or releasing manuall y......... 13 5
Emer gency braking ........................... 13 6
No tes. ............................................... 13 4
Re leasing automaticall y................... .135
Electric slidin gdoor
Fu nctio n............................................. 46
Opening wi thbutton ...........................47
Opening wit hthe door handle ............ 48
Opening/closing wit hthe key. .......... .48
Prog ramming thek ey ........................ .48
Re setting. ........................................... 49
Un lockin gmanuall y........................... .49
Electrical closing assist Notes. ................................................46
Electrical consum ption
Ke y. .................................................... 42
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electrical step
Emer gency release ............................ .52
Extending/r etra cting .......................... 52
Fu nctio n............................................. 52
Obs tacle ............................................. 52
Pr eve nting extending ......................... .52
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Elect ronics ............................................ 230
Emer gency
Assis tance overview. .......................... 16
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided) .................... 187
Saf etyv est. ....................................... 187
Wa rning lam p................................... 187
Emer gency braking
Elect ricp arkin gb rake ...................... .136
Manual parking brak e....................... 13 4
Emer gency call sy stem
Au tomatic emergency call ............... .188
Informatio n....................................... 187
Manual emer gency cal l..................... 188
Overvie w.......................................... 187
Emer gency engine start ....................... 19 9
Emer gency operation mode
St artin gthe vehicle .......................... 104
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivation ........................................... 29 En
gaging driv eposition (automatic
transmission) ........................................ 11 7
Engaging neut ral(automatic trans‐
mission) ................................................ .116
Engaging reve rseg ear ........ .................. 11 6
Engaging/disengaging LOWR ANGE ...11 9
Engine Engin enumber ................................ .231
Jump-s tarting .................................... 19 0
Pa rking (s tart/s topb utton) .............. 13 2
Problems .......................................... 127
St artin g(in emer gency operation
mode) ............................................... 104
St artin g(start/ stop button) .............1 04
Engine electronics (no tes) ...................2 30
Engine number ..................................... 231
Engine oil ............................................... 176
Ad ditiv e........................................... .237
Checkin gthe oil le vel(on-board
computer) ........................................ .176
Checkin gthe oil le velw ithad ip‐
st ick. ................................................ .175
Filling capacity ................................. 238
To pping up ........................................ 176
Engine output Notesonc hanges ............................... 23
ENR (electronic le velc ontrol) .............. 121
Fu nctio n............................................ 121
Lo we ring thev ehicle .........................1 23
Manually inflatingair bello ws............ 124
Problems .......................................... 12 5
Ra ising thev ehicle ............................1 23
Environmental pr otection
No tes. ................................................. 18
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assis t.............................. 13 8
Tr ailer stabilizatio n........................... 13 9
ESP ®
(Electroni cStabilit yProgram) ...13 8
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 13 8
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 13 8
Exhaus temission moni toring .............1 07
Exterior lighting Care................................................. 183
Exterior lighting see Lights Index
283
Re
frigerant ........................................ 241
Ve hicle ..............................................2 31
Ignition key
see Key
Immobilizer ............................................ .55
Implie dwarra nty (vehicle) ..................... 24
Indicator .................................................. 80
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 80
Changing bulb s(front) ........................ 84
Changin gbulbs (rear) (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 86
Changing bulb s(rear)( ch assis) .......... 87
Insid erearvi ewmirrord isplay
Fu nctions .......................................... 14 5
Installations ............................................ 19
Instrument Display Function/no tes. ............................... 15 8
Overvie w...................................... 7, 15 8
Setting thel ighting ............................1 61
Instrument Display see Warning/indicator lamp
Instrument lighting ...............................161
Intelligent ligh tsystem
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................. .81
Corne ring light ................................... 80
In te rior lamps (rear compa rtment)
(replacin gthe light bulbs) ..................... 88
In te rior lighting
Cargo compartment .......................... .83
Re ar compartment ............................ .83
Setting ................................................ 81
Interior motion sensor Functio n............................................. 57
Switching on/of f................................ 57
Interior roof car rier sy stem ................ .170 J
Jack ....................................................... 220
Hydraulic .......................................... 201
Re moving theh ydraulic jac kfrom
th es towa ge compartment ................ 201
St orag elocation of hydraulic jac k....2 01
Jump-star tconnection .........................1 90
Jump-starting see Jump -star tconnection K
Key ........................................................... 41
Batter y............................................... 42 Electrica
lconsu mption. ..................... .42
Fu nctions ............................................ 41
Ke yr ing at tach ment ........................... 42
Mechanica lkey .................................. .42
Overvie w............................................. 41
Problem ..............................................43
Ra dio connection ................................ 41
Un lockin gsetting .............................. .42 L
Labelin g(tires)
see Tire labeling
Lane de tection (au tomatic)
se eA ctiv eLaneK eeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist ............................ .149
Fu nctio n........................................... 14 9
Sy stem limitations ............................1 49
Tr ailer operation .............................. .149
Lane Keeping Assist
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see Lane Keeping Assist
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat
securing sy stem
In stallin g............................................. 36
No tes. ................................................36
Le velc ontrol
see ENR (elect ronic le velc ontrol)
License pla telam p(changin gbulbs) .... 86
Light switc h(ove rview) ........................ .79
Lighting see Lights
Lights ...................................................... 79
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................. .81
Au tomatic driving lights ...................... 79
Combination switc h............................ 80
Cornering ligh t................................... 80
Driving abroad (symmetrical low
beam) ................................................. 79
Hazar dwarning lamps ........................ 80
High beam .......................................... 80
High-beam flasher .............................. 80
Indicator ............................................ .80
Light switc h........................................ 79
Lo wb eam ........................................... 79
Pa rking light ...................................... .79
Re ar fogl ight ...................................... 79
Re sponsibility wit hlighting sy stems ... 79
Setting thei nstrument lighting ..........1 61
Limiting speed ...................................... 107
Load Determ inin gthe maximum ................2 11 Index
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